author: Maxine Rose Schur
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2019/10/06
date added: 2019/10/06
shelves: childrens
review:
'Brave with Beauty: A Story of Afghanistan' by Maxine Rose Schur with illustrations by Patricia Grush, Robin DeWitt, and Golsa Yaghoobi is a picture book based on a real person and how she took it as her mission to bring beauty to the world.
Taking place in the 15th century in Herat in western Afghanistan, we meet Queen Goharshad when she was just a small girl. She liked art and poetry, but her brothers preferred fighting. When Goharshad is married, she hires musicians to play music in the palace, but also the city. She builds a mosque that bears her name. She builds a university and a library. She was a poet and architect.
The book is filled with beautiful pictures and poems. The art in the books layout is inspired by that of the period of the Timurids. There is a nice afterword, as well as a reading list for further study.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Yali Publishing LLC, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
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